§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if HMG(a) has entered into and (b) intends to enter into talks with the Indian Government concerning the sale of Royal Navy Sea Harriers to that country. [51018]
§ Dr. MoonieI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Croydon, South (Richard Ottaway) on 29 April 2002,Official Report, columns 528–29W.
§ Mr. FrancoisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost of the upgrade of the Sea Harrier fleet from FRS1 to FRS2 standard was. [53463]
§ Mr. IngramThe total cost of upgrading the FRS1 Sea Harrier fleet of 33 aircraft to FRS2 standard, beginning in 1994, amounted to just under £466 million.